Popular antihero character costume ideas for Cosplay and Halloween
Antihero costumes include Venom, Shadow the Hedgehog, Namor, Spider-Punk, Huntress and Ada Wong. Each guide lists the outfit and props for the look.
Kraven the Hunter Costume (2024 Movie and Comics)
Kraven the Hunter's 2024 movie costume is a shaggy lion-fur collar vest worn over a bare chest, leather bracers, dark brown pants, boots, a tooth necklace, messy dark hair and a beard. The classic comic look is a leopard-print vest and shorts with a lion mane.
Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly) Costume
Scarlet Spider's classic 1990s look is Ben Reilly's take on the Spider-Man suit: an all-red muscled bodysuit and mask worn under an open, sleeveless teal hoodie with a simple black spider emblem, plus a brown utility belt and white wristbands.
Lobo (Supergirl) Costume
Lobo's costume from Supergirl (2026) is a black leather biker vest with silver spikes under a long brown coat, a huge neck chain with a grenade, claw gloves, a skull belt, long wild black hair, a beard, fangs and a cigar.
The Ghoul (Fallout) Costume
The Ghoul (Cooper Howard) costume is a weathered brown cowboy hat, a long dark brown duster, a shotgun-shell bandolier, a brass-buckled gun belt with a silver revolver, and noseless ghoul makeup.
Spider-Punk Costume
Spider-Punk’s costume is an elastic Spiderman compression T-shirt, superhero sports compression leggings, stylish black high-top sneakers, a ripped retro denim vest, punk studded black leather bracelets, punk pants chain, and a Spider-Punk mask.
Namor's Costume from Marvel
Namor's royal attire: green shorts, gold belt, tribal necklace, arm cuff, shin guard, earrings, nose piercing, sandals, wing accessory, and a spear.
Shadow the Hedgehog Costume from Sonic the Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog's look can be recreated with a Shadow-inspired cap and hoodie. Then, style it with black pants, white gloves, and multi-colored shoes.
Venom Costume
Venom’s costume can be also be DIY with a Venom mask, a printed shirt over a unitard, and a pair of black shoes.
Huntress (Birds of Prey) Costume
Huntress (Helena Bertinelli)’s costume is a black fitted sleeveless mid-rib top, black leather pants, a black leather trench coat, black combat boots, a black utility belt, and black half-finger gloves.
Ada Wong Costume from Resident Evil
Ada Wong wears a red dress, a gun holster on her leg, and a choker. She has short, black pixie-cut hair.
Black Adam Costume
Black Adam’s costume is a black body suit with a lightning bolt on the chest, a black cloak with gold trim, and golden boots.
Lady Death Costume
Lady Death's costume is composed of leather bra and bikini bottom paired with garters and thigh high boots. Complete her look with fingerless gloves, gold accessories, as well as a white wig.
Wario (Super Mario) Costume
Wario’s costume looks very much like Mario’s and Luigi’s except her prefers the color yellow. He wears a yellow sweater, a pair of purple overalls, black sneakers, a yellow cap, and white gloves.
Deadpool Costume
Deadpool costume is very similar to Spiderman’s suit, being that it is a one-piece suit with a tight hood hiding the identity of the wearer.
The Punisher Costume
The Punisher costume is a black long-sleeved top with a white skeleton printed in the front, black tactical pants, tactical belt, long black trench coat, and combat boots.
Tyler Durden Costume
Tyler Durden is a personality, that fact we know. But that doesn’t make him less real (nor less dangerous). Tyler’s fashion is as loud and obnoxious as his personality. He may be a bit crazy and his methods a lot more dubious, but his sense of style is strangely good.
Red Hood Costume
Red Hood's costume is a black outfit with a red band on the chest, a brown jacket, gray boots, and a red full-head mask.